Triple 9 (2016)
Rated R
Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Casey Afffleck, Anthony Mackie, Gal Gadot, Woody Harrelson, Aaron Paul, Kate Winslet, Norman Reedus,
Directed by John Hillcoat
The Story:
Some dirty cops are finally in over their heads when they are blackmailed by the Russian mob to pull off a daring heist. The only way to make it work, they will have to call in a "Triple 9": officer down call. The only problem, the rookie officer they choose to eliminate isn't going down without a fight.
The problem that usually happens with these "all-star cast" movies, is they just aren't that great.
They're good, but the plots are thin or too convoluted for their own good or there are issues with the narrative that make the movie seem like a direct to DVD feature versus that of a must-see theater experience.
Triple 9 does nothing to change my perception on that being the reality of these types of films.
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It's good, but not great.
It wants to be a crime / thriller / heist / action / drama / twisty action film that needs to juggle so many characters, situations and motives that it ends up doing a disservice to most of them.
This is of course, no fault of the stellar cast that do their best to make their characters someone to root for, or against, as the movie rolls along.
Again, nothing spectacular, but it's entertaining enough for a viewing, but I can't find any reason to come back in the future to revisit the film.
C+
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